November 12, 2021
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'Close the Library': Mental Health Changes Law Schools Should Make Now, According to New Associates, Current Students | Daily Report - Law.com

What You Need to Know

  • New associates and current law students share their suggestions that jurist-professors can implement to improve students' mental health during law school.
  • Publicizing mental health resources, eliminating anxiety attributed to cold calling and instilling health habits early on were listed as top three suggestions.
  • Implementing the suggestions in law school could help deter substance abuse and establish better work-life balance practices as practicing attorneys, according to lawyers.
Depressed young teenage black girl with head in hands using laptop computer at home, close up Credit: Monkey Business Images/Adobe Stock
Depressed young teenage black girl with head in hands using laptop computer at home, close up Credit: Monkey Business Images/Adobe Stock

Some lawyers and judges split their time as collegiate professors of law, imparting their knowledge and real-world experience to the next generation of jurists.

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source: https://www.law.com/dailyreportonline/2021/11/12/close-the-library-mental-health-changes-law-schools-should-make-now-according-to-new-associates-current-students/

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